escheators
/ɪsˈtʃitərz/
noun
- Plural of escheator; government officials who handle the transfer of property to the state when someone dies without a will or legal heirs.
- In the past, escheators had great power over lands that reverted to the crown.
- The escheators from different counties met to discuss new laws about unclaimed property.
- Modern escheators work with banks to identify accounts that have been inactive for many years.